Vegetation Changes in Sequoia National Park, California
Vankat JL and Major J. 1978. Vegetation Changes in Sequoia National Park, California. Journal of Biogeography. 5(4):377-402
Twenty-one vegetation types occurring in Sequoia National Park are described, and human caused changes are documented for each. Vegetation changes were determined by population structure of trees, repeated old photographs, and historical descriptions. Changes include introduced species and increases in the cover and density of certain woody plants in tree and shrub-dominated vegetation types. Grazing is cited as being the primary factor changing the blue oak foothill woodland, lodgepole pine and subalpine forests. Fire suppression is the primary factor responsible for most changes in the various shrublands and other woodlands and forests of the parks.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Vankat, John; Major, Jack
- Units
- SEKI
- Keywords
- Fire Suppression, Grazing, Historic Vegetation, Land Use, Photographs, Plant Studies, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks CA, Vegetation Change